Light wood kitchens seem to be edging out dark and shiny cabinet looks.
In a vacation house on the Maine coast, designer John Saladino created a kitchen for a couple of internet entrepreneurs and philanthropists. Overall, the owners wanted a African safari lodge look and so wide-plank paneling was used in many of the rooms. In the kitchen, that theme likely presented a … [Read more...]

Will blue-and-white Delft tile always endure? I keep expecting to read that it’s passé. Not!
Instead, iconic cobalt blue-and-white Dutch Delft tile continues to be chosen for kitchens whether the ceramics are made in Morocco, Texas, France or The Netherlands. While the look screams ‘traditional’ it always feels fresh. Plus, there are so many variations in the motifs – … [Read more...]

Tour the Inspired Designs showhouse in NYC with rooms dedicated to extraordinary women.
Move over Kip’s Bay. A group of 15 premier New York interior designers combined talents in a unique showhouse event to launch a new condominium building on West End Avenue, a street that hasn’t changed so much in 30 years or perhaps longer.
As it happens it’s in my neighborhood, … [Read more...]

In London, a 19th Century house gets a chic 21st c Smallbone kitchen.
Modernizing a kitchen in a Victorian house in England is no small accomplishment, even for a designer as celebrated as Robert Couturier. When a longtime client moved from New York to London, Couturier chose the classic black-and-white color scheme and a white Smallbone kitchen with black counters. He also … [Read more...]

A refined, old-world furniture look currently known as a Belgian style kitchen.
Comfort comes first in a Belgian style kitchen. And what's cozier than an old leather chair on an Oriental rug just a few steps away from the kitchen's work space? This is a lovely design by SieMatic, a German cabinet concern in pale shades of white and cream, akin to butter and cream. … [Read more...]